Mediji i činjenice – interpretacija događaja iz Domovinskoga rata
Media and facts – interpretation of the Homeland War

Author(s): Ante Nazor
Subject(s): Media studies, Military history, Government/Political systems, Studies in violence and power, Transformation Period (1990 - 2010), Peace and Conflict Studies
Published by: Hrvatski institut za povijest
Keywords: historiography; media; Homeland War;
Summary/Abstract: Many events that happened during the Homeland War were not correctly interpreted in the media. Author reveals three examples, in fact historiographical question, about which Croatian media discussed much during the last several years. The first is the question who was the first fallen Croatian defender; the second is the problem whether Serbs were expunged from the first Croatian Constitution; and the third topic was related to the, so called, artillery log books of the liberation operation Oluja (Storm). Namely, comparative analysis of the available primary sources and what was written and broadcasted in the Croatian media, reveals that some of journalists, and also some of historians, who dealt with these topics were deliberately not objective. Moreover, it seems that these problems were treated in sensationalistic manner, with tendency to misinform the public, which could lead to the incorrectly shaped public opinion and imposition of responsibility / guilt to the Croatian policy and Croatians in relation to some events from the recent history.

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